Australia vs England Match Facts, 5th Test, 4 January, 2026
COMPLETED / 5th Test / Sydney Cricket Ground
567/10 (133.5 ov) & 161/5 (31.2 ov)
384/10 (97.3 ov) & 342/10 (88.2 ov)
Australia won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Travis Head,
Australia
Player of the Series
Mitchell Starc,
Australia
Match Info
- Match: AUS vs ENG, 5th Test, The Ashes
- Series: The Ashes
- Date: Sunday, January 04, 2026
- Time: 05:00 AM
- Toss: England elected to bat
- Weather: clear sky
- Pitch Condition: Flat Track Pitch
- Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground
- City: Sydney
- Umpires: Ahsan Raza(Pakistan), Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)
- Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
- AUS Squad: Playing: Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (C), Usman Khawaja, Alex Carey (WK), Cameron Green, Beau Webster, Michael Neser, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland Bench: Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, Nathan Lyon, Brendan Doggett, Todd Murphy, Jhye Richardson
- ENG Squad: Playing: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Josh Tongue Bench: Ollie Pope, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Mark Wood
Venue Guide
- Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
- City: Sydney